Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixitUpLife radio show, shows you what he’s up against while trying to remodel a tiny bathroom in an old house. The inherent problems of dealing with a room this small–and installing a new bath, toilet, and sink–are more than you’d expect at first [...]
Step-up in Style in Your Bathroom
July 6, 2011 By 5 Comments
Mark & I had the pleasure to visit the headquarters for American Standard in New Jersey. Not only is the showroom of new products gorgeous, the bathrooms in the office building are the most glamorous I’ve seen at a place-of-business. And among the products that made me swoon was the Generations Vanity that has an [...]
MyFixitUpLife inside Hyde Tools at the National Hardware Show
June 17, 2011 By 2 Comments
Mark and Theresa are talking new tools from Hyde, Envirolet composting toilets with Ed Begley, Jr., and chatting with HGTV’s Lisa LaPorta.
Listen! Mark & Theresa see red and Danze the day away w/ Danze Faucets
May 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
Kevin McJoynt from Danze Faucets joins MyFixitUpLife at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show, sharing the high points of Danze’s dazzling product line. Fourteen finishes in faucets (at an array of price points) for the kitchen and bath include the matte black finish that literally draws Mark & Theresa into a moment of oh-wow-silence to [...]
Listen to Mark & Theresa’s Point-Counter-Point w/ Formica!
May 19, 2011 By 4 Comments
When Mark & Theresa talk with Formica’s President Mitch Quint, he goes below the surface of one of the most utilized—and important—surfaces in the home: our kitchen and bath counters. Mitch checks down Formica’s newest dialed-in details that’ll bring new life to the kitchen and bath—and wall surfaces for that matter—and make them more beautiful. Formica is [...]
FixitUpFinds: An End to Wasting Waste Water
May 3, 2011 By 11 Comments
The toilet is the number one source of water waste in the home, and according to the American Water Works Association, more than 20% of all toilets leak. Even a small leak wastes an average of 200 gallons of water every day, and a more severe leak, due to a flapper that’s stuck open, can [...]
MyFixitUpLife talk show: Weatherization & Hot Style from DuPont
May 2, 2011 By 29 Comments
Moisture always finds a way into any building, and DuPont’s Tyvek allows that moisture to breath out of the house and escape into the environment. DuPont breaks down the needs of homeowners regionally across the country, so you should contact a Tyvek specialist through the online specialist locator. They have more than 100 around the [...]
FixitUpFinds: Water Sense Makes Sense w/ Delta Faucet
April 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
Delta Faucet has given me a new showerhead to love. And it’s not a guilty water-wasting luxury, either. It’s a Water Sense showerhead called the Addison Raincan Showerhead. More than just a pretty fixture, it delivers the feel of a 2.5 gallon per minute shower with just 1.5 gallons per minute. The company says it’s [...]
MyFixitUpLife talk show: Inside the Shower w/ Ed Sanders
March 14, 2011 By 23 Comments
Mark and Theresa are stepping into the shower on today’s show, sharing details about the unusual things Americans do in the shower, and getting in touch with a new game-changing Delta Faucet Touch2O Technology that makes Theresa do the ‘Funky Chicken.’ When pressed to share the details of how it works, Kurt from Delta Faucet [...]
Items You Don’t Typically Find in the Shower
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Do you do more in your shower than, well, shower? According to a recent study by Delta Faucet, more than half of us — and perhaps this includes you — are bringing more than just the typical shower items like razors and loofah sponges. “Everything we do starts with market research and really understanding how [...]
